Books-and-publications-by-leaders-in-the-planning and urban design professions plus books on climate change and other relevant topics.
Summary. Peirce, Johnson and Hall resurrect a concept from the past, the concept of city-states with a history that starts with […]
St. Louis , The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape, [2001] describes a city that was once among the “first
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch is one of the all-time best contributions to the art and science
Community and the Politics of Place by Daniel Kemmis [1990] reflects the authors orientation and base of thought coming from
The Small Town Planning Handbook [2007].
This Handbook is very useful for all towns, and specifically for small towns. The contents include chapters on strategy, comprehensive planning, economic development planning, neighborhoods, downtowns and special districts covering all the relevant physical dimensions of city and town planning.
Urban Land Use Planning [1995].
Urban Land Use Planning, the book, has evolved and grown as a body of thought for over a half century. The Fourth Edition of Urban Land Use Planning presents the classic approaches to planning theory, city planning and practice. The Fourth Edition is chock full of tables and charts and checklists that provide the framework for comprehensive planning and planning for neighborhoods, downtowns, schools and parks. The fifth edition continues to improve the thought-process.
Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture [2000] by Ross King has given us a highly readable and fascinating story
Tomorrow-land by Joseph Tirella gives us a page turner; you want to read every page in this book and every
The City of the Century focuses on Chicago from “the founding” to “the fire” to “the fair” to the First
Futurism based on conventional thinking finds an uncomfortable home in Professor Fuller’s book. Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth is another “oldie